Week 1 of the Five Game Parlay is in the books, and I am happy to say all of our competitors fared better than expected. The first game is always really hard to predict so to have no one go 1-4 or even 0-5 is something to be happy about. Steve and Allie are tied atop the leaderboard with three wins, and Ryan, Jonesy, and newcomer Kristi all won two games. Kristi did very well in her first week in the Parlay as she easily could have won more. She looks like she will be a formidable foe for the Parlay veterans. Without further ado, let’s get to the standings and the picks!
Allie (@alliefontana) 3-2
Steve (@fantasygeek37) 3-2
Jonesy (@funnyjones) 2-3
Kristi (@shiny pompoms) 2-3
Ryan (@fightingchance) 2-3
Fighting Chance Fantasy Five Game Parlay Week 2
Jonesy’s Picks
Ya know I was very frustrated that I lost a pick because of some last second shenanigans leading to a safety. This week I spoke to a guru of sorts and I feel confident that I’ll redeem myself with a 5-0 run.
I like Seattle (-3.5) over the Rams and frankly I’d a taken ‘em giving 6.5 because there’s just no way the Rams will move the ball against this stern run D.
I like Detroit (-6) over Tennessee. This Tenn D is slowwwwwww. How they gonna keep up with Capt. Stafford and his back-catching-backs?
New England (-6.5) over Miami. the Pats just own the Dolphins. And after seeing them handle AZ like that I feel pretty confident that my home team will cover in this one.
Baltimore (-6.5) over Cleveland – Ugh deez Browns so icky!
Green Bay (-2.5) over Minn…. and this is the point where I ask myself why the hell am I taking all favorites??
Now excuse me, I must pack for my camping trip tomorrow. I will be heading to the desert to find myself.
xxo
Jonesy
Kristi’s Picks![perry]()
New England Patriots (-6.5) over Miami Dolphins. Miami’s Defense was not as Swiss cheesy as I thought in their Week 1 loss to the Seahawks. Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill led the offense that won against the Patriots last year in Miami. They have lost the last seven games they played against the Patriots at Foxboro though. Patriots are looking for the 4-0 start to the season following a very impressive opener last week led by Jimmy Garoppolo who threw for 264 yards and a touchdown. Even with Brady suspended and Gronk injured the Pats still have some great playmakers. Miami is traveling again with their second away game and the Patriots seem out to prove they can still win without some of their star players. Sorry Flipper, I’m going with the Pats!
Dallas Cowboys (+3) over Washington Redskins. It’s the battle of the 0-1 teams (pfft losers) this week with both desperate to avoid going 0-2. Washington Coach Jay Gruden declared Kirk Cousins as a work in progress after Monday night’s loss. Their defense got hammered by Pittsburgh last week and I don’t think it will be much better this week against Dallas. Cowboys QB Tony Romo, who I’ve begun calling the Glass Man, is out of commission for at least 8 – 10 weeks after a preseason back injury. Backup Dak Prescott is no Romo but he did manage to avoid any interceptions last week and his pass accuracy was good. I don’t know what was up with Dez Bryant and his Butterfingers last week though. Tight End Jason Witten was impressive and picked up the slack. Rookie Ezekiel Elliott should have a much better week leading the run game against a porous Redskins defense. Although I’m not a Dallas fan (They are the only team in the NFL I watch just to root for a loss) they should cover this spread.
New York Giants (-5) over New Orleans Saints. New Orleans has some outstanding talent with Drew Brees, Mark Ingram in addition to Brandin Cooks and Willie Snead. Their defense still needs a lot of work if they don’t want to be the team everybody streamed opponent players for easy Fantasy points again this year. All that talent on Offense doesn’t help with a defense that would probably let a Sloth through. The Giants also have a plethora of impressive talent including an Offense led by Eli Manning. Ryan’s absolute favorite player in the whole NFL *snicker* Odell Beckham Jr. should blow through the Saints Defense. Historically these two teams rack up a lot of points in high scoring games usually lopsided on the distribution. The Giants defense is somewhat better and they are playing at home.
Oakland Raiders (-4.5) over Atlanta Falcons . The Raiders are aiming for their first 2-0 start since 2002 and they look on track to get it. Quarterback Derek Carr looked good. The bold two point conversion caught by Michael Crabtree was the sweet play that ended up winning the game for Oakland. They were willing and able to adjust their game and take some risks. Both teams have defensive issues. Oakland did well defending against the run game last week. They were not very effective holding back Wide Receivers, however. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan played a great game in Atlanta’s loss to Tampa last week. A decent pass game should keep this close. Receivers Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu are both expected to play after being listed as Questionable for most of the week with ankle injuries. If either one goes down they will need extra Kleenex for their fans. I’ll gamble on Oakland. They’re gunning for that new Stadium in Vegas and it’s time to beat the odds.
Green Bay Packers (-2.5) over Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings’ Week 1 win was not a product of their offensive line. Their Defense trampled an inexperienced Titans offense and scored two touchdowns. Their offense ability is still in question with this weeks starting QB a toss p Coach decision again between Shaun Hill and Sam Bradford. I don’t see either of them getting the job done for a Vikings win. This week they face a much more experienced Green Bay Offense led by Aaron Rodgers. A quicker, trimmer Eddie Lacy and Randall Cobb are both capable of doing better this week. It’s going to be loud as these two rival teams square off in the Vikings opener playing at their new U.S. Bank Stadium. Alas, they are not too big to fail and Green Bay is going to take them down, regardless of how many soon to be hoarse fans are screaming.
Ryan’s Picks![finger]()
Pittsburgh Steelers (-3.5) over Cincinnati Bengals. My main man Ron is heading to this game as a last hurrah before he gets married next Saturday, so in my hope that he gets to see his team win at home, I’m going with the Steelers.
New Orleans Saints (+5) over New York Giants. Last year these two teams played in one of the biggest offensive shows I can remember in the last few years. Despite the fact that the Giants spent a lot of free agent dollars on their defense, I still think the Saints are going to score 30+ points on them. The Giants have a stellar offense of their own, but I see this being a field goal game so give me the Saints and the points.
Oakland Raiders (-4.5) over Atlanta Falcons. Despite the good offensive showing by the Falcons last week, I am not a believer. Matt Ryan is aight, but after Julio Jones they don’t have a receiver I like. The Raiders are for real this year son, and I expect them to beat the craptastic Falcons to move to 2-0.
Jacksonville Jaguars (+3) over San Diego Chargers. I will continue to have a very sexual feeling for the Jaguars passing game this season and I think that they should beat the Chargers outright so taking points in this one seems like highway robbery. Give me Jacksonville and the points.
Carolina Panthers (-13) over San Francisco 49ers. Well last year I did really bad at this competition, so as a 49er fan maybe if I pick the Panthers it will go so badly that my Niners will actually pull off this amazing upset. Unlikely, but worth a shot.
Steve’s Picks
Week 1 is a wrap and I’m right where I should be…in first place! Technically, I’m tied for first place with Allie, and only one game ahead of the rest of the field, but after spending most of last year in the lead, it’s a position I’m comfortable in. I’m comfortable in a lot of other positions as well, but I think that may be a story for a different article. Annnyyyyyways…here are my picks for this week and I fully expect to see start seeing myself pull away from the pack soon.
Cleveland Browns (+6.5) over Baltimore Ravens. I’m going to make fellow contestant, Kristi happy and pick her Browns getting almost a touchdown over the Ravens. Division games are always tough and new quarterback, Josh McCown shredded the Ravens for over 450 yards passing last season. Cleveland won’t miss RG3 at all and getting six and a half points at home in a division game is crazy in my opinion. The Browns are my lock of the week.
Denver Broncos (-6) over Indianapolis Colts. The Colts are deficient on defense, the offensive line and at running back. The best route for them to win games this year is behind the arm of Andrew Luck and his talented group of wide receivers. That’s why I love the Broncos this week because the likes of pass rushers, Von Miller and Demarcus Ware should wreak havoc on the Colts O-line and with Denver possessing one of the best secondaries in the league with Chris Harris and Aqib Talib, I feel that Andrew’s Luck may have run out. See what I did there??? Denver wins this one easily and I’m up to 2-0 on my picks.
Seattle Seahawks (-3.5) over the LA Rams. I’m not sure there was a team that looked more pitiful as the Rams did on Monday Night Football against the 49ers. They have nothing at quarterback or wide receiver (Kenny Britt has burned me so many times, I feel like a witch who just took up residence in Salem) and their defense gave up 28 points to San Francisco. Todd Gurley is their only real weapon and the Seahawks’ defense should be able to bottle him up. The Seahawks being only a three and half point favorites seems to good to be true, so I’m sure I’m falling into a “Vegas trap play”, but I’m going with my gut and picking Seattle.
New York Giants (-5) over New Orleans Saints. Ryan loves stats, so I want to share a stat with you. The Saints scored almost 14 points less on the road last year than they did at home. That equated to them finishing 27th in the league in scoring on road games. Drew Brees just isn’t the same quarterback on the road and with this games in New York (or Jersey or wherever the hell they play), I don’t expect to see the high scoring Saints in Week 2. On the other side of the ball, we have one of the best receivers in Odell Beckham Jr going against the worst secondaries in the league, so this is a recipe for a big Giants win. 34-17 Giants is my prediction.
Detroit Lions (-6) over Tennessee Titans. Homer pick of the week. They are going to break my heart like always, but I’m picking them in Week 2 over the Titans. Nuff said.
Allie’s Picks
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